Directed by: Mariah Carey
Written by: Jennifer Notas Shapiro
Other cast: Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, Kathy Najimy, Kevin Chamberlin, & Fina Strazza
Release date: December 18, 2015
Genre: Holiday, Music, Comedy, Romance
Running time: 1h 23m
“A Christmas Melody” revolves around Kristin, a beautiful, stylish divorcee who is a talented clothing designer and her young daughter. Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents’ former home. It’s an adjustment for Kristin and Emily – especially when she runs into her former high school rival Melissa (Mariah Carey). Melissa is president of the PTA and tries to make Kristen feel as unwelcome as possible. Kristen and Emily struggle to find their new normal with the help of the music teacher Danny and Kristin’s Aunt Sarah, the local coffee shop owner. With a little holiday magic and music, Kristin and Emily find that home is where the heart is.
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Trivia
Mariah Carey’s film directorial debut (although she already had experience directing a number of her own music videos)
Filmed in the Wyoming and Hyde Park neighborhoods of Cincinnati.
Mariah Carey cast Lacey Chabert as the lead as she is her favorite actress from her favorite film, Mean Girls (2004), where Chabert played Gretchen Wieners.